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AT EAGLE RIVERAnother feature of the cm nivalwas the race of four miles among six(Written bv Ernst A. Stewart forI snowmobiles. It ended in a hands-down victory for Henry Hanson, Ea-ithe Milwaukee Journal.)Despite a snow storm and a, pene-gle River, with William Neu, Three 11trating cold wind the greater part oftin* afternoon, between 2,000 andLakes, a poor second.The ski jumping event for boys upto 11 had a large entry. WalterRichmond won first place, Raymond 300(1 people saw the end of the win- LaCrosse, second, and Clarenceter sports carnival on Silver lake at Brown, third. All are Eagle RiverEagle River Sunday. Unfavorable Jads.lhe exhibition in ski jumping weather did not dampen the enthusi- [ staged by Andrew Olson, of the Id astic spirit of the spectators for theSki club, thrilled the crowd.200 contestants, and this attempt toThe 220 yard skating race, run in introduce winter sports in northern | fOUr trial heats and two semi-finals,Wisconsin and deflniately to inaugur- Uvas won l\ Jim Lytle, Rhinelander,ate the movement to make this sec-j tion an all-year playground was a success from ever standpoint.Agnar (lie of Winchester, was the shining star of the carnival winningfirsts in the five-mile ski race forwith Leon Moses, Clearwater Laklt;second, and Joe SchooEy, third. Agnar Oie, Winchester, placed erst in the men’s five-mile cross country skirun with Krling Rustad, Rhineland-emen and in the ski jumping. Wither, second, and Prosp*”* Stein, Eagle River, third. In the ski jump for 10 points to his credit, Oie won, in ! men Oie also placed first with Ilor-addition to the regular prizes in old Dixon, Rhinelander, secon 1 andsthese events, the big silver trophy Erling Rustad. third.hput up by The Vilas County News, Tht. snowshoe race has attractedinitiator of the carnival, for the best nianv entrants and ended in victoryitwinter sportsman.for E. R. Crocker. Engle River, withWausau, Antigo, Tomahawk and \y. R. Croker, second, and Paul Cal-L--Rhinelander were all strongh represented among spectators as well aseontestatnts, and Rhinelander sportslum, third. Vesta Olmstead of Clearwater Lake won the ladies’ two-milecamen captured a number of the coveted prizes. Three Lakes, Clearwn-i ler Lake, Conover and all towns inski race, with Esther Halverson, Ka-this section also had numerous en-gle River, second, and Mrs. R. Sterr Eagle River .third.Solveig Anderson, Conover, won[ev.tries showing that interest in tinthe girls’ ski race and Pegky Hanson, Eagle River, won the ladies’ 100-undertaking was widespread through out this section.yard skating race.s-\1-spectacle worth miles to see was tingoing many three minuttaIVis !snowball fight betwen a dozen \n-tigo lumbermen and a like number of Rhinelander men. It ended ina
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Rhinelander New North
Rhinelander, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Feb 11, 1926
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